Thinking of the future

I’m currently on day four of a very early miscarriage/chemical pregnancy. I had clearly positive tests for about 5 days, had my HCG checked, and it was too low. I knew loss was imminent- so here I am.

I’ve read that you’re more fertile after an early loss, but wondered if there’s truth to that?

With it being such an early loss, I know I’m allowed to begin as soon as I’m ready- but how about ovulation? Does it come sooner, in your experience, or just as usual?
I have OPK’s, so I’ll be using those.
My HCG only peaked at 21 and that was last week. I’m assuming it’s gone way down, but I’ll take a test to make sure.

Comments (2)

I just had a similar chemical pregnancy/early miscarriage. I don't know technically if or how it affects fertility the next month, but we continued trying right away. (hoping to have a second child and not getting any younger, haha!). Anyway, I decided that from now on I am not going to do a pregnancy test so early. I am actually going to wait until at least several days after a missed period. There is something very different mentally between getting your period and knowing you are having a very early miscarriage. I think these very early losses are actually quite common (it took a LONG time for us to get pregnant with our first, and I was not doing all the early testing then, but I am pretty sure I had a couple along the way). Best wishes and best of luck to you! I am sure it will happen soon!

Sorry for your loss. I've been reading that it's best to try within the first 3 mths after a miscarriage (as long as there were no complications) alot of what I read says might be easier to get pregnant.

I had my first miscarriage Sept 18th and just got my period today actually!! Good luck with everything

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